Plans to construct a “major” piece of public art along the long awaited Aberdeen bypass could move forward in November.
In January, the Press and Journal revealed that a £1million sculpture, dubbed the Herring Drifter, was being considered for construction at the northern end of the upcoming Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route, where it will join the A90 Aberdeen to Ellon road at Blackdog.
The proposal has been put forward by local landowner Colin Tawse, who has been working with Oxfordshire-based artist David Harber on the design.
But, separately, Liberal Democrat group leader Ian Yuill has called on the council to investigate bringing more pieces to the route and look into possible funding sources.
And new council papers have confirmed that officers will bring a report on the feasibility and potential funding of any new art to the education committee in November.
Mr Yuill has previously insisted he did not want to raid the council’s coffers for the artwork and added that he hoped any suggestions would reflect the north-east’s “unique character”.
He said: “I don’t want any council money spent on it but I am suggesting we work with partners to see what is possible.
When the Herring Drifter picture was unveiled, Mr Tawse said the region was “crying out” for something on its scale, and that it had been designed to represent the north-east’s historical relationship with the North Sea.